Sooo….. we are now Carson footwear ambassadors!!! Josh and I are so excited. I thought that there was no way they would choose me (I knew Josh was a shoe-in). When Josh text me that he was in, I was happy and jelly at the same time, but he told me to check my e-mail. I did, the surprised feelings I had were wonderful….

Since they came out and I got my hands on some, the Altra Lone Peak 3.0’s have been my go to shoe. After close to 400 miles on a pair I found myself around 30 miles into the Back 40 trail race. Thanks to my trusty Mino shoe trackers I knew that this was going…

We have been so blessed and honored to partner up with some amazing companies for the 2017 year!! Its so humbling to be recognized by such amazing companies and be seen as an Ambassador for their products. I can’t speak for Summer but it gives me so much confidence, not only in races but in…

For this weeks segment we are going to go back to my “home” trails out at Lake Atalanta in Rogers. Its called “Powerline Climb” and it actually runs through three different trails. You start at the bottom of “Groms”, go up through “Controlled Burn” and finish at the highest point of “Backbone”. The segment is…

I have always been an Altra fan. I love the wide toe box and how they fit my feet. I have multiple styles of their shoes lining my closet. I have road and trail styles. I’ve not come across one of their shoes that I do not like. Today I want to talk about their…

This weeks segment is one that I have hit up a few times on some of my training runs from work. Its officially called “NWACC NaturPreserve” and is a short little dirt trail (0.4 mile) that goes through the natural area on the NWACC campus in Bentonville. I usually use it as my turn around…

I’ve always ran to lose weight, but lately I have come to realize that I don’t need running to lose weight. Primal will do that for me. I need to find new reasons to run. To let the wind blow in my hair. To feel life pulse around me in the wilderness. I want to…

Day 4 of sickness. My son decided to share the flu with me. So wonderful! I miss running, but my lungs are full of mucus, so that is a no go. What I have been enjoying the last few days is Yoga with Adrian. I’ve never been into the full yogee zone and the way…

The Western States 100 is my dream race and has been for as long as I have been running. I have watched “Unbreakable” countless times and is still my go to when I am getting pumped up about going for a run/race. If you haven’t seen it, “Unbreakable” is a movie that follows 4 men…

Well I didn’t do a very good job at all during the holidays to keep the Stava segments coming but it is still my plan to add a different one to chase every Friday. Not only is it fun, its a great way to measure your progress. Plus, I guess it gives me an outlet…

Big changes in 2017! I have always been a bit of a health nut. I try to eat as cleanly as possible, with whole grains, veggies, fish, and fowel (no cow or pig). I have always carried some extra weight around the middle no matter what I have done. It has made me very consous of…

When reading the name of this run you think ” this sounds fun”, and it is. It is also hard, rocky, and covered in leaves. This was my first ultra run, and man did I pick it. If there was one thing I could say, it would be that I grew in my mental strength. So…